sality | 48999ea27b785e20a46131a9949bcb8ec2cc0ba3121b46b0662f7d8cae2519fb

Windows Service

T1543.003

Processes:

f762452.exef7608b8.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	f7608b8.exe

Sality
Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.
backdoor sality

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762452.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7608b8.exef760a2e.exef762452.exe

pid process

2136 f7608b8.exe
2688 f760a2e.exe
3060 f762452.exe
Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1752 rundll32.exe
1752 rundll32.exe
1752 rundll32.exe
1752 rundll32.exe
1752 rundll32.exe
1752 rundll32.exe

pid	process
2136	f7608b8.exe
2688	f760a2e.exe
3060	f762452.exe

pid	process
1752	rundll32.exe
1752	rundll32.exe
1752	rundll32.exe
1752	rundll32.exe
1752	rundll32.exe
1752	rundll32.exe

UPX packed file 25 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2136-18-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-14-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-17-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-23-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-16-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-15-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-21-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-22-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-20-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-19-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-62-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-63-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-64-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-66-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-65-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-68-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-69-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-83-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-85-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-87-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-108-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-122-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2136-152-0x0000000000690000-0x000000000174A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3060-166-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3060-204-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000001A2A000-memory.dmp	upx

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f762452.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f762452.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f762452.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762452.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 17 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f762452.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f762452.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	f7608b8.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	f7608b8.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\f760915	f7608b8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f7608b8.exe
File created	C:\Windows\f7658e9	f762452.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

pid process

2136 f7608b8.exe
2136 f7608b8.exe
3060 f762452.exe

pid	process
2136	f7608b8.exe
2136	f7608b8.exe
3060	f762452.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2136	f7608b8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3060	f762452.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exef7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1752	1688	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2136	1752	rundll32.exe	f7608b8.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2136	1752	rundll32.exe	f7608b8.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2136	1752	rundll32.exe	f7608b8.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2136	1752	rundll32.exe	f7608b8.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1268	2136	f7608b8.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1352	2136	f7608b8.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1380	2136	f7608b8.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1504	2136	f7608b8.exe	DllHost.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1688	2136	f7608b8.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1752	2136	f7608b8.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1752	2136	f7608b8.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2688	1752	rundll32.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2688	1752	rundll32.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2688	1752	rundll32.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 2688	1752	rundll32.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3060	1752	rundll32.exe	f762452.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3060	1752	rundll32.exe	f762452.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3060	1752	rundll32.exe	f762452.exe
PID 1752 wrote to memory of 3060	1752	rundll32.exe	f762452.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1268	2136	f7608b8.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1352	2136	f7608b8.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 1380	2136	f7608b8.exe	Explorer.EXE
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2688	2136	f7608b8.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 2688	2136	f7608b8.exe	f760a2e.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3060	2136	f7608b8.exe	f762452.exe
PID 2136 wrote to memory of 3060	2136	f7608b8.exe	f762452.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1268	3060	f762452.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1352	3060	f762452.exe	Dwm.exe
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1380	3060	f762452.exe	Explorer.EXE

System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Processes:

f7608b8.exef762452.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f7608b8.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f762452.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1268

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1352

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1380

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cff9cd0b86c004879f6b7531427adc70_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1688

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cff9cd0b86c004879f6b7531427adc70_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7608b8.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7608b8.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:2136

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760a2e.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f760a2e.exe
4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2688

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762452.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f762452.exe
4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:3060

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1504

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control